Cinco Ranch was well represented on both the All-District and Academic All-District teams in the 2013-2014 season. Cinco finished the year with a 17-15 record, and an eleventh straight trip to the state playoffs.

Cinco Ranch will take on Houston Westside on Tuesday night at Coleman Coliseum in Spring Branch ISD at 7:00pm. The Cougars (17-15) are the 19-5A fourth seed, while the Wolves (24-7) enter as the number 1 seed out of 20-5A. This will be part of a doubleheader with Bellaire taking on Memorial in the first game of the night.

We hope everyone will come out to support the Lady Cougars in their march through the playoffs.

Check back throughout the weekend for updated links to the playoff pairings from around the state of Texas.

Friday night was the regular season finale for the Lady Cougars, and they needed to make it count, needing a victory to clinch a playoff spot. The Lady Cougars came out and made a statement right away in the first quarter scoring 25 points against the Katy Tigers. However, the scrappy team from Katy didn't fold and put up a valiant fight througout the game. The game wasn't decided until the closing minutes as Cinco Ranch secured the 68-57 victory. The Lady Cougars received strong performances from Corin Evans with 29 points, Kelly Lynch with 18, Chanell O'Conner with 13, and a great defensive performance from Gracie Carrasco.

On Wednesday night, the Lady Cougars traveled to district rival Seven Lakes after the game had been rescheduled from the previous day due to predictions of a treacherous winter storm. The Cougars couldn't heat up fast enough and Seven Lakes got off to a blazing start to take a 19-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Cinco Ranch never overcame that slow start and Seven lakes went on to grab the victory by a final score of 58-35. Corin Evans was the leading scorer for the Lady Cougars with 12 points.

The Lady Cougars came out on fire Tuesday night as they opened the game with a 20-2 run in the first 8 minutes of the game. Corin Evans led the team with 23 points scored and Kelly Lynch had a solid all around game with 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Cinco Ranch came away with a 54-29 victory and improved to 6-3 in district.

In district action Friday night, the Lady Cougars came out strong and took down the Lady Mavericks of Morton Ranch. Corin Evans poured in 20 points, Chanell O'Conner had another 12, and Kelly Lynch contributed 8 as Cinco outdistanced Morton Ranch by a score of 53-28. The Lady Cougars improve to 5-3 in district. Next up, the Lady Cougars travel to Mayde Creek next Tuesday to take on the Lady Rams at 7PM.

On Tuesday night, the Lady Cougars traveled to Memorial High School in Spring Branch for a game that is always a heated battle. Memorial came out of the gate strong and led 10-9 a the end of the first, then extended the lead to 5 as they had the Cougars down 28-23 at the half. At the start of the 4th, Cinco Ranch was still losing 44-40, but the Lady Cougars battled back to send the game into overtime. However, in overtime, Memorial finished stronger and held on for the win 65-61. Cinco Ranch was led by Corin Evans with 20 points, Kelly Lynch with 12, and Makenzie Smith with 9. The Lady Cougars fall to 4-3 in district and take on Morton Ranch at home Friday night.

The Lady Cougars and Lady Tigers squared off at Katy on Tuesday night, and only one could be the victor. The teams battled back and forth for the first half, as Cinco led 15-14 after 1, and 28-25 at the half. However, the 3rd quarter was a different story as Corin Evans and Chanell O'Conner led the Cougars with high energy defense and potent offense as the Cougars went on a 21-7 run to put the game out of reach. The Lady Cougars were led on the night by Evans with 31 pts and 8 boards, Kelly Lynch with 12 points, and Maryellen Hale with 7 points. Cinco finishes the first half of district at 4-2 and has a bye on Friday before opening the 2nd half of district next Tuesday at Memorial at 7 PM.

After a disappointing first half Friday night, the Lady Cougars came out on fire in the 3rd quarter hitting a barrage of 3 pointers. An impressive run saw the Cougars cut the lead to 6 at 39-33. At the end of the night, the Spartans prevailed 67-48, as Cinco falls to 3-2 in district. The Lady Cougars were led by Corin Evans with 26 points and 7 rebounds, Makenzie Smith with 7 points, and Chanell O'Conner with 5 assists. Cinco Ranch returns to action next Tuesday at 7 PM at Katy.

In Day 2 of action at the Gulf Coast Classic, the Lady Cougars again went 1-1. In the first game, Cinco Ranch defeated Beaumont Westbrook 57-35 with great team defense. The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Corin Evans with 24 points. In the second game of the day, the Lady Cougars lost a tough game to a very good Port Arthur Memorial team 77-50. The Cougars were again led in scoring by Corin Evans with 18 points. Next up, Cinco returns to action at home vs. Seven Lakes next Friday Jan. 3rd at 7PM.

In Day 1 action of the Gulf Coast Classic, the Lady Cougars went 1-1 with a victory over Clear Creek and a loss to Barbers Hill. Kelly Lynch led the Cougars with 33 points over 2 games. Cinco Ranch improves to 12-10 on the year. Next up is Beaumont Westbrook in Day 2 of the Gulf Coast Classic at Barbers Hill at 10:30 AM.

In district action Friday night, Kelly Lynch got the Lady Cougars off to a quick start with 10 of her 24 points coming in the first quarter. Chanell O'Conner led a great team defensive effort with 9 steals against the scrappy Lady Rams of Mayde Creek. In the end, Cinco Ranch prevailed 55-36, and improves to 3-0 in district. Next up, the Lady Cougars travel to take on the Taylor Lady Mustangs on Friday Dec. 20th at 7 PM.

On Tuesday night, the Lady Cougars traveled to Morton Ranch for their first district road game of the year. It was a great team effort as the girls from Cinco Ranch led from bell to bell ending up victorious 67-19. Corin Evans was the leading scorer with 24 points, Kelly Lynch with 15, and strong all around performances from Anna Jackson, Chanell O'Conner, and Emilee Hatfield. The Lady Cougars improve to 2-0 in district. Next up, Mayde Creek at home Friday night.

The Lady Cougars opened district play Tuesday night with a win over the Memorial Mustangs 55-28. It was a great team effort led by numerous contributors off the bench. Corin Evans led the way with 12 points, Kelly Lynch had 10, and Kayla Floyd and Kajia Blake were both a spark off the bench with 6 points a piece. Next up is the Katy ISD Nike Classic Dec 5-7.

On Monday night, the Tigers entered the Cougar den for an epic battle. It was a back and forth battle all night, that saw the Cougars trailing at the end of each of the first three quarters. However, the Lady Cougars came up big in the 4th quarter outscoring A&M Consolidated 19-9 to take the victory 51-50, thanks to a clutch shot by freshmen Valerie Chastain in the last minute of the game. The Cougars were led by Kelly Lynch with 13 points and a great game on the glass, Corin Evans with 17 points, and Emilee Hatfield with 7 points. Cinco Ranch improves to 5-6 on the year, while A&M Consolidated dropped to 6-3.

In tournament action this weekend, the Lady Cougars went 3-2 to earn 4th place in the Aldine tournament. Along the way they defeated Ft. Bend Marshall 74-20, Aldine MacArthur 47-31, and Aldine Nimitz 68-43. Cinco Ranch was led by all tournament performers Corin Evans and Chanell O'Conner, who had an outstanding tournament defensively. Next up, A&M Consolidated on Monday at 7PM.

In girls basketball action Tuesday night, the Lady Cougars fell to Westside 43-33. It was a back and forth battle for 3 quarters, with Cinco led by Corin Evans with 15 points and 7 rebounds. However, Westside finished with a strong 4th quarter to pull away and earn the victory. Cinco Ranch falls to 1-4 on the year and returns to action on Thursday at 4PM in the Aldine Tournamnent against Ft. Bend Marshall.

Congratulations to the Lady Cougar freshmen basketball team on winning the Alief tournament this past weekend. Along the way, they defeated Clements 47-9, Alief Taylor 67-9, and took down district foe Memorial 47-16 in the championship game. Great job freshmen, keep up the good work!

KATY, TX---In the home opener Friday night, Kelly Lynch scored 21 pts and pulled down 11 rebounds to help lead Cinco Ranch to a 57-42 victory over Hastings. A scrappy Hastings team kept things close for 3 quarters, but the Lady Cougars pulled away with a strong showing in the 4th quarter. Emilee Hatfield also had an outstanding game with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Cinco Ranch evens their record at 1-1 on the season, and will travel to play at Cy-Fair at 7PM on Tuesday.